This follows the death of its former Group Chief Executive
Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe.
Wigwe died in a helicopter crash alongside his wife, son,
and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange Group, Abimboloa Ogunbanjo on
Friday
A statement made by the company’s Board of Directors and
dated February 12, 2024, stated that the appointment was subject to the
approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria
“Further to its announcement dated February 11, 2024, the
Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc (‘the Company’) has today announced
the appointment of Ms Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer
of the Company following the unfortunate demise of its former Group Chief
Executive Officer, Dr Herbert Wigwe, on February 9, 2024.
“The appointment is subject to the approval of the Central
Bank of Nigeria,” the statement read in part.
Agbede who joined Access Bank in 2003 as an Assistant
General, has nearly three decades of professional experience cutting across
banking and business consultancy services.
She served in different roles at the bank including, Head,
Group Human Resources between 2010 and 2022 before she was appointed the
company’s founding Executive Director, Business Support in 2022, a role she
held until her new appointment.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Statistics
from the University of Lagos and a Masters of Business Administration Degree
from Cranfield University UK in 2002.
Ms. Agbede has attended several renowned leadership and professional development programmes including the High-Performance Leadership Programme organised by the IMD and the Strategic Talent Management Programme organised the London Business School.
She is also a member of the Chartered Institute of
Management UK and the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria.